Michael Yonkers-Sand Castle chords

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Intro: CEmGBmCDGBm
I own a sandcastle right by the sea
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My lover and I built it for to stay
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we had the first castle there on the sand
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I ruled for years as the king of my land
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One day an army of sand crabs approached
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from the west
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high in our sand castle turret
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we looked out and laughed
DC
for we saw more sand crabs
GBm
approach from the east
DGD
my lover and I looked down
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at our feet
DCGC
we asked should we use them
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to run and hide
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no we said let's watch them up
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here from up high
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before we knew it the
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sand and rocks
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flew through the air
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we didn't know what was going on
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though we were there
DGC
now our sand castle
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sunk in the sea
GC
and all the sand crabs
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returned while standing
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They didn't really think much
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of our land
DCGBm
my lover and I lie dead in the sand
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